Madagascar vs South Africa: Goats — Share in total livestock
Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Madagascar
- South Africa
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.06 %LSU against 3.83 %LSU in South Africa, a difference of 0.23 %LSU.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Madagascar ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 87th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 %LSU | 4.02 %LSU | 2.46 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.36 %LSU | 4.1 %LSU | 1.73 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.5 %LSU | 4.34 %LSU | 1.83 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.25 %LSU | 4.42 %LSU | 2.17 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.43 %LSU | 4.33 %LSU | 1.9 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.56 %LSU | 3.95 %LSU | 1.39 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.96 %LSU | 3.83 %LSU | 0.1375 %LSU | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — share in total livestock, Madagascar or South Africa?
- Madagascar, at 4.06 %LSU against 3.83 %LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — share in total livestock between Madagascar and South Africa?
- 0.23 %LSU, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for goats — share in total livestock?
- Madagascar ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 87th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.